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Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-tad Aug. 22}, 1922.

Application filed August 22, 1919. Serial No. 319,084.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, EDWARD J. Moore and RAYMOND H. Moonn, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Separators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to separating apparatus, and more particularly to apparatus designed to separate various grades of sand or cleaning material from the dust mingled therewith. The general object of the invention is to improve and increase the efficiency of such apparatus. Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear hereinafter and will be realized in and through the combinations of elements embodied in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents a sectional view of such apparatus, corresponding substantially with the line 11 of Fig. 2, certain parts being broken-away; Fig. 2 a sectional vie-w corresponding to the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a detail in perspective of the valve mechanism connected with one of the delivery outlets from the apparatus; and Fig. 41 a sectional view corresponding to the line 4-1 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Describing the various parts of the drawing by reference characters, 1 denotes a pipe, the inlet end whereof may communicate with the bottom of a screened hopper and with the dust space therein, such as shown in our copending application No. 319,083, filed August 22, 1919. The upper or de livery end of this pipe extends through the inclined bottom 2 of a separating casing, 1ndicated generally at 3, said casing having an outlet connection 4: at the top thereof leading to the dust collector (not shown). The inclined bottom 2 may be formed on a bottom section suitably secured within the bottom of the casing 3 and having a vertical wall 5 with-which the lower end of the inclined wall 2 is connected. Immediately above the lower end of the inclined wall 2,

the wall 5' is provided with a wide slot orfrom one wall thereof and a bafiie 9, projecting from the. opposite wall between and overlapped by the ends of the former bafiies. The upper end of the pipe 1 is shown as extending somewhat above the top of the bottom section and communicating with a chamber within the casing formed by a vertical wall 10 connecting the side walls 11 of said casing and an upwardly inclined wall 12 also connecting the said side walls and extending from the top. ofthe wall 10. The upper end of the wall 12 is preferably curved to provide a bearing against the wall 13 01 the casing. This wall is provided, below the top of the wall 12, with an opening which may be closed by a sliding door 1 1. 15 denotes a wallor partition secured at its lower end to the wall 16 of the casing and extending upwardly therefrom, being secured to the walls 11, as by angle clips 17. This wall forms with the wall 12 and the walls 11 of the casing a duct which is gradually enlarged. from the bottom to the to thereof. Extending above the upper on s of the walls '12 and 15 and projecting inwardly from the wall 13 is a horizontal baiile 18. This baflie may be secured to the walls 11 as by means of angle clips 19.

, Immediately above the junction of the bottom of the wall 15 with the wall 16 the latter is provided with a slot or opening 20 communicating with a hopper 21 having a discharge chute 22. Extending around three sides of this chute is a guard 24, which may be supported from the said chute. Secured to said chute. are arms 25 in the projecting ends. of which there is mounted a rod 26. Mounted on the ends of this rod. is a U- shaped bracket 27 supporting a swinging valve 28. The valve is connected intermediate of its ends to the bracket, the outer end being provided with a counterweight 29 which tends to hold the valve against the bottom of the chute.

The apparatus hereinbefore described is designed for the purpose of recovering from the screened hoppers of said blast apparatus various grades of sand delivered through the screens and separating the dust there from. In operation, air laden with sand and dust will be forced intothe casing 3 through the pipe 1 and into the open-bottomed chamber provided beneath; the wall 12; The shape of this wall and the arrangement, of

the chamber. outlet between the bottom of 1 10 I as separating chamber, the air laden with finer and lighter sand and dust passes upwardly between the plates 12 and '15 toward t'he' -wall 13 and is directed and whirled laterally-toward the wall 16 "by the baffle 18. The lighter sand, which is-suitable for the making ofycorespwill be separated from the air 'by this last'whirling movement'and discharged into the-hopper 2l'by the walls 15 and 16 through the slot 20 Then a sufficient "quantity of this-sand'lhas accumulated -upon the valve 28, the latter is, automaticalflybpened'and the sand discharged from the bottom of the'hopper, the guard 24 serving to prevent lateral dispersion of this sandand toguide-it to a suitable receptacle. From thenpper part of the-casingB the air, now :laden with dust, may be conducted to a suitable dust arrester or collector '(not shown). Y 1

iHaving thus described our invention, what wegclaim is I 1. 'Asepara-toroithe character described comprising a'casing having "an inclinedjb'ottom,- with an opening above saidbottom, an inlet pipe extending through and above said bottom, an upwardly-inclined wall forming with the casing above the said opening}; and with the 'inclined bottom an open bottome d chamber extending abovethe delivery end of-said pipe, an upwardy inclined plate connected at its 'bottom' to the wall of the casing oppositethe said opening and formwith' theincline'd top of said chamber a passageway, the second wall of said casing being rprovided with an outlet abovethe lower=end of the second inclined wall, a

balile extending'from the first mentioned casing'wall across'the space provided between the tops of the inclined walls within the casing, an outlet connection *from the casin-g above T said baths, a chute extending downwardly from the second opening, and

a valve forthe outletofsaid chute.

*QFA. separator of the character described comprising; acasing having an'inclined bottom with an openingabove said bottom, an inletp'ipe extending through andabove said bottom,anupwardly inclined wall forming withithe casing above the saidopening and with'the inclined bottom an open-bottomed chamber extending above the delivery end "of said pipe, an'upwardly inclined plate connecte'dat its' bottom' tothe wall otthe casing opposite the said opening and forming wlth :saidbaiiie.

of the second inclined wall, albatfle extending from thefirst mentioned casing wall above the space provided between the tops of the incllned Walls within the casing, and an outlet connection from the casing above 3. A separator of the character described comprising a casing having an lnclined bottom with anopenlng abovesaid bottom, an

inlet pipe extendinfthrough and above said bottom, -a-n upwar 1y inclined wall forming with the casing above the said outlet and with the'inc'lined bottom an open-bottomed chamber above the delivery end of said pipe,

anup'wardly inclinedwall forming with the in'clinecbtop of said chamber "a'passageway, communicating atits bottom with said-chamher, the said casing being provided with an out-let above the lower end of the second 7 provided with an outlet above'thellower-end inclined wall, a battle extending from the ea'sing into said passageway and an outlet' connection fromflthe 'casing above said "bai'lle. l. A separator of the character described comprising a casing having an-inclined bottom with an opening above said bottom,'a delivery chute enclosing "saldopening andextending" downwardly therefrom, up-

wardly inclined wall forming withthe side o'f the casing abovethesaid outlet and with, the inclined bottom an open-bottomedchamber, an=inlet pipe communicating with said chamber, an upwardly inclined plate connected at its bottom tothe'wall of the casing opposite the said opening and forming with the inclined topof said chamber'a passageway, the second wall of said casing being provided with an outlet above the lower end ofthe second inclined wall, abaliie extending from the' first i mentioned 7 casing wall across the space provided between thetops'of' the inclined walls within the casing, an outlet connection from theca'sing above said baffie, and achute extending downwardly from the se-cond opening.'- 5. In a separator, the-combination of'a casing havingan inclined bottom and ax'dis-T charge opening above the lower end of such bottom, a pipe communicating with said casing jabove said bottom, means ftn minf about the delivery end of said pipe'ian with said bottom an open-bottomed chamber above said outlet, means forming within said casing a second 'chamber'communicatextending upwardly therefrom havingacdischarge outlet, and an outlet from said casingabove'the second chamber.

'6. a separator of the characterdescribed, the combination of aficasingihaving anx-open-bottomedchamber in the lower por tion thereofand an inlet pipe communicat ing withsaid chamber, means within sai d ing at its bottom with the first chamber-and mama"? casing forming a second chamber above and communicating at its bottom with the first chamber, whereby the fluid supplied to the first chamber through said pipe is caused to whirl, there being an outlet in said casing at the bottom of the first chamber for the particles separated by such whirling motion, and means within said casing and located beyond the first chamber for separating lighter material from the fluid supplied to the casing, the said casing hav- ,ing an outlet for such lighter material.

7. In a separator of the character described, the combination of a vertical casing having an outlet in the upper portion thereof and having an inclined bottom and an outlet thereabove, a fluid supply pipe delivering above the bottom of the casing, a wall within said casing forming therewith and with the bottom a preliminary openbottomed separating chamber communicating with the second outlet, said chamber also having an outlet beneath said wall, and a baflle interposed between the third outlet and the first outlet.

8. In a separator, the combination of a casing having an outlet in the upper portion thereof, a bottom, and an outlet above said bottom, a fluid supply pipe communicating with said casing above the bottom thereof, means within said casing forming a chamber communicating with the second outlet and wherein the fluid is subjected to a whirling action, a second chamber in said casing communicating with the first chamber and interposed between the same and the first outlet and wherein the fluid leaving the first chamber is subjected to a further whirling action, and an outlet from the bottom of the second chamber.

9. In a separator, the combination of a casing having an inclined bottom and an outlet at the lower end of said bottom, a fiuid supply pipe extending through and above said bottom, a wall within the casing extending from the top of said pipe and forming with the casing a separating chamber wherein the fluid supplied to said pipe is whirled, a second chamber in said casin communicating with the first mentioned chamber below said wall and wherein a second whirling motion is imparted to the fluid, and an outlet from said second chamber.

10. A separator comprising a casing having an outlet, a. fluid supply pipe communi cating with said casing, means within said casing for separating particles from the fluid supplied by said pipe, and an outlet from said casing for the particles so separated the said outlet having a downwardly extending chute, a U-shaped guard secured in operative relation to the delivery end of said chute and projecting downwardly therefrom, and a valve plate pivoted intermediate of its ends from said guard and adapted normally to close the lower end of said chute, the downwardly opening edge of said valve being adjacent the middle branch of said guard.

11. A separator comprising a casing having an outlet, a fluid supply pipe communieating with said casing, means within said casing for separating particles from the fluid supplied by said pipe, and an outlet from said casing for the particles so separated, the said outlet having a downwardly extending chute, a guard secured in operative relation to the delivery end of said chute and projecting downwardly therefrom, and a valve plate pivoted intermediate of its ends to said guard and adapted normally to close the lower end of said chute, the downwardly openin edge of said valve being within said guar In testimony whereof, we hereunto affix our signatures.

EDWARD J. MOORE. RAYMOND H. MOORE. 

